Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia
Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 51.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia is 51.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 35.6% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia peaked at 51.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2016.
Armenia ranks 5th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.7% | — |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +40.3% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +41.5% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +35.6% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 51.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 51.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 2.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 36.7% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 25.5% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 37.9% | 51.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More work & labour data for Armenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 695.21 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 854.22 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 837.98 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,692 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia was 51.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Armenia ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap